I hope he's not planning to sell it to chatters. The worst way to try to set a new standard is to charge the users for it. It's hard enough to change a standard, and charging money for the privilege of using a new standard is the surest way to go nowhere.
On Thu, Jan 10, 2002 at 11:09:38AM +1000, Russell Chapman wrote: > Gary L. Nunn wrote: > > >When Dr. Brin said that he applied for a patent for a new method of online > >chatting, was he serious? I was dealing with a screaming baby with a tummy > >ache and I was only half way (at best!) following the chat. > > > He seemed to be - he did suggest people should watch his web site for > details, and he did mention it twice. > > > Cheers > Russell C. > > -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.com/
